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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. S. C.. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1940
By VIRGINIA VALE
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
P ARAMOUNT is paying out
quite a lot of money be
cause it’s not safe to take a
chance on an elephant — or
rather, on a herd of elephants.
You see, though Hollywood
has plenty of practically ev
erything else, it’s short on
elephants; rounding up a
thousand unusually pretty
girls would be child’s play compared
to putting your hand on a dozen of
the animals just when you wanted
them.
That’s why O. C. Stratton, Para
mount property department head,
has arranged to feed 12 of them
from now until next summer, when
the filming of “Moon Over Burma”
is scheduled to begin.
The elephants belong to the de
funct Hagenbeck and Wallace Cir
cus, whose receivers agreed to keep
the stock on the West coast if the
studio would foot their board bill. So
the pachyderms are quartered at
Camarillo, Calif., devouring dollars’
worth of hay daily—and it is hay-
while preparations for “Moon Over
Burma” goes on. The story opens
in Mandalay and shifts to the teak
plantations of Rangoon, where the
elephants will be shown hauling the
heavy wood, while Paramount for
gets about buying hay and just pays
rental fees.
*
When you see “Cornin’ Round the
Mountain” you can close your eyes
and pretend you’re at home listen
ing to the radio—there are eight
well-known radio names in the cast.
Bob Burns, of course; Pat Barrett,
PAT BARRETT
whom radio fans know as “Uncle
Ezra”; William Thompson, the “Old
Timer,” and Harold Peary, the
“Gildersleeve” of “Fibber McGee
and Molly”; Don Wilson of Jack
Benny’s program; and Jerry Colon-
na of Bob Hope’s; Marjorie Bauers-
field, the air waves’ “Mirandy”; and
Cliff Arquette, who’s likely to bob up
on almost any broadcast.
&
Bill Phillips, of the Warner Broth
ers studio, reduced 27 young girls
to tears the other day, and got paid
for it. You’ve guessed why, of
course—he’s the makeup man on
“All This and Heaven Too,” and
they were shooting the scene in
which Bette Davis tells her pupils
the sad story of her life and makes
them cry. So Phillips stood off at
one side and blew menthol fumes at
the girls, and they wept buckets-full
of tears, right on schedule.
—*—
If you’re going to New York for
the World’s fair this summer, re
member Metro’s Information Cen
tre, located in the city—on the little
island at Forty-sixth street between
Broadway and Seventh avenue. The
attendants will supply you with in
formation about the city and the
fair, (last year they helped more
than a million persons,) give you
free guide books and guide pam
phlets, and speak to you in any one
of 11 different languages if need be.
Also, there is a visitors’ registry at
the booth—you can put your New
York address on file so that your
friends will know where to find you.
Metro deserves a lot of thanks from
its friends all over the country for
this.
*
Del Sharbutt, announcer for Lan-
ny Ross, is being ribbed by his
friends because of a mishap while
playing softball. He was playing
first base with a team composed of
members of the staff of Columbia
Broadcasting System. A ball was
hit slowly to him, and Del whirled
to throw to third base for a double
play. The throw was wild; it hit
the pitcher on the shoulder, bounded
back and struck Del on the head.
Wonder why softball seems to have
such a fatal lure for radio announc
ers.
&
ODDS AND ENDS
C. Truman Bradley, announcer on the
Bums and Allen program, was signed re
cently for his most important screen role;
he'll portray one of five millionaires in
RKO’s "Millionaires in Prison." -
C. Paramount will make "Aloma of the
South Seas" with Dorothy Lamour in the
role created for Gilda Gray—though it
wasn’t a good picture when the shimmy
ing Gilda did it, years ago.
41. Oscar Levant, of "Information Please,"
has a featured part in "Ghost Music,"
Bing Crosby’s next.
A GET-TOGETHER FOR THE GANG
(See Recipes Below)
Whether it’s games for two or the
whole crowd, you can flatter the go-
ing-on-19 set by
serving unusual
refreshments that
carry an air of so
phistication. They
needn’t be a bur
den on the chief
cook, either, if
she masters a few
short cuts in pre
paring them.
Sandwiches, salted nuts, olives
and radishes, little cakes and coffee
make a spread that appeals to any
age, and that is sure to be acclaimed
by enthusiastic youngsters. Serve
decaffeinated coffee, so that youth
ful enthusiasm needn’t be checked
in a demand for second cups; and
pass lengths of stick cinnamon in
stead of spoons to stir this tempting
brew. By all means flatter the so
phisticated teensters by using your
best demi-tasse cups.
An assortment of sandwiches can
be made in short order if you cut
the bread lengthwise, after remov
ing the crusts, and buttering. Spread
the filling on one big slice, top with
another, and cut into half a dozen
small sandwiches. You can make
attractive little cakes that will look
as handsome as the French chef’s
“petit fours” by cutting a plain loaf
cake or plain layers into small
shapes. Then cover with frosting,
and decorate with candied fruit.
After-Dinner Coffee or Demi-Tasse.
(Extra Strength.)
Use 1% hpaping tablespoons de
caffeinated coffee, regular grind, for
each cup (% pint) of water. Make
by any method desired. If using de
caffeinated coffee drip grind, meas
ure well-rounded tablespoon instead
of heaping tablespoon.
Rolled Sandwiches.
1 loaf bread (very fresh for rolling)
% cup butter (thoroughly creamed)
2 packages cream cheese
2 tablespoons cream
% teaspoon salt
Red and green liquid food coloring
Remove crusts from a fresh loaf
of bread. Cut entire loaf in thin
slices lengthwise.
Butter each long
slice and spread
% of each slice
with a filling
made of cream
cheese moistened
with cream and
tinted pink with
red food color. Spread the other
half with moistened cheese tinted
with green food color. Roll like a
jelly roll and wrap in a tea towel
wrung out of cold water. Chill and
then cut into thin slices for serving.
Orange Jiffy Cakes.
% cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
\Vz cups cake flour
l 1 /^ teaspoons baking powder
teaspoon salt
Vz cup orange juice
Grated rind—1 orange
Cream butter and add sugar slow
ly while beating constantly. Add
eggs, one at a time, mixing thor
oughly. Mix and sift together the
flour, baking powder, and salt, and
add alternately with the orange
juice and grated orange rind. Bake
in greased muffin tins in a moder
ately hot oven (375 degrees) for ap
proximately 20 minutes.
Cornucopia Sandwiches.
Slice fresh bread in ^-inch slices.
Trim off crusts, so that each slice
is about 2Vfe inches square. Spread
with softened butter, and any de
sired sandwich filling. Roll, to form
a cornucopia or horn. Fasten with
toothpicks. Chill well before serving.
Fort Atkinson Ginger Creams.
(Makes 3 dozen 1%-inch squares)
x fz cup shortening
2 tablespoons sugar
2 cups flour
% teaspoon soda
Vx teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ginger
1 cup dark molasses
1 egg (separated)
1 cup boiling water
Cream shortening and sugar to
gether. Sift flour, soda, salt and
ginger, and blend with the creamed
mixture using a pastry blender or
a fork. Add molasses and egg yolk
and beat well. Then add boiling
If you’re planning a menu espe
cially for men, be sure to read
Eleanor Howe’s column next
week.
Whether you’re chairman of the
“Eats Committee” for the Busi
ness Men’s club, or planning a
supper party for Dad or a high
school age son, you’ll find hints
on how to be successful, in this
column next week. There’ll be
menus and tested recipes, too.
water, gradually, and beat well.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg white.
Spread batter in greased jelly roll
pan (about 11 by 16 inches) and
bake in a moderately hot oven (375
degrees) for approximately 18 min
utes. Cool and frost with boiled
icing.
College Cakes.
% cup shortening
IVi cups granulated sugar
2% cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder V
% teaspoon soda _
% teaspoon salt
1 cup sour milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 egg whites
Cream shortening, add sugar
gradually, and beat well. Sift the
flour, baking pow
der, soda and salt
together, and add
to the creamed
mixture alter
nately with sour
milk and soda.
Beat egg whites
until stiff and fold
into the batter.
Spread in shal
low, greased cake
pan and bake in a moderate oven
(365 degrees) for about 25 minutes.
Cool and cut cake into fancy shapes
with cookie cutters. Ice with pastel*
tinted College Icing.
College Icing.
2 cups granulated sugar
Ya teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup hot water
1 pound confectioners’ sugar
(approximately)
Cake coloring
Cook sugar, cream of tartar and
water in a saucepan until a thin
syrup is formed (226 degrees). Cool
slightly. Then add confectioners’
sugar to make an icing of pouring
consistency. Add coloring, then pour
icing over the cakes, covering them
entirely. Decorate as desired.
Old-Fashioned Filled Cookies.
(Makes about 30 cookies.)
1 cup shortening
2 cups brown sugar
4 cups rolled oats
1 teaspoon soda
% cup boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
VA cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Cream shortening and add sugar
gradually. Add rolled oats. Dissolve
soda in hot water, and add to
creamed mixture with the vanilla.
Add flour and cinnamon, and mix
well. Chill, roll out very thin, and
cut into rounds. Place a teaspoon
of date filling between 2 cookie
rounds and press edges together
with a fork. Place on greased cookie
sheet and bake in a moderately hot
oven (375 degrees) for about 15 min
utes.
Date Filling.
1 cup dates (chopped fine)
a A cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup hot water
1 teaspoon lemon extract
Combine ingredients and cook un
til thick. Cool.
Here’s a Booklet Every
Hostess Needs.
Eleanor Howe’s cook book, Easy
Entertaining, will give you menus
and tested recipes for other “Teen
Age Parties.” There are hints for
planning picnic lunches, and beach
parties, too, and suggestions for for
mal and informal entertaining of ev
ery kind.
Send 10 cents, now, to “Easy En
tertaining,” care Eleanor Howe, 91S
North Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
and get your copy of this usefuj
book.
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A/IR. AND MRS. NEWHOUSE
looked out over their back
yard and were in no mood to plant
an acorn and wait for it to grow
up to give them summer shade.
Mr. Newhouse bought some sec
ond-hand pipe for a song and
made a sketch for the frame of a
shelter like the one I have shown
at the upper right. He had a
plumber cut and thread the pipe
so it could be put together easily.
' The pipe frame was painted
bright blue. Then Mrs. Newhouse
selected green and white striped
awning material ior the top. This
material was 30 inches wide and
12 yards were needed. About 15
yards of bright blue bias binding
were used for the scalloped edge.
The method of fastening the awn
ing to the frame is illustrated.
The fabric loops were made of the
awning material stitched in place
through heavy woven tape.
Whether you have a new home
or an old one, 10 cents to cover
cost and mailing charges on Mrs.
Spears’ Sewing Book No. 1 can
save you many dollars. In it are
complete directions for slip cov
ers, curtains, bedspreads, dress
ing tables and many clever and
original things that may require
the aid of Friend Husband to drive
a nail or two. Write today and
ask for Book No. 1. Address:
MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS
Drawer 10
Bedford HiUs New York
Enclose 10 cents for Book No. 1.
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